Are you ready to shape the future of energy procurement and drive meaningful impact across our Food Ingredients manufacturing network?
IFF is a global leader in flavors, fragrances, food ingredients and health & biosciences. We deliver sustainable innovations that elevate everyday products.
Food Ingredients: Innovating improved nutritional profiles, better taste and texture, and greater cost efficiency to meet the needs of global food and beverage manufacturers.
The role is based in Asturias, Spain (hybrid). Be part of a strategic, collaborative, and solution‑oriented team where together we can achieve greatness and make a real impact. Your potential is our inspiration.
Where You’ll Make a Difference
- Develop and lead the EMEA Energy category strategy across electricity, steam, natural gas and industrial gases.
- Optimize industrial gas supply modes by analyzing plant consumption, required purity/pressure/flow and partnering with Engineering and Operations on the optimal sourcing approach.
- Negotiate energy supply contracts, including long‑term agreements, flexibility options and renewable energy solutions.
- Evaluate and coordinate energy hedging strategies (e.g., fixed, indexed, structured) in close collaboration with Finance and Operations.
- Identify and deliver annual value creation across total cost, cost avoidance and cash‑flow improvements.
- Drive specification optimization, standardization and demand management with Engineering and Operations.
- Lead competitive sourcing events, complex negotiations and supplier selection activities.
- Manage strategic suppliers (utilities, brokers, industrial gas providers), including performance reviews, risk mitigation and continuous improvement.
- Oversee procurement execution for sustainability‑focused CAPEX projects (e.g., solar PV, heat recovery, electrification, renewable steam solutions).
What Makes You the Right Fit
- 8–12+ years of procurement or strategic sourcing experience, including direct experience with electricity, natural gas, steam and/or industrial gases.
- Strong experience negotiating energy contracts and understanding market indices, regulations and risk‑management frameworks.
- Proven experience partnering with Finance on hedging strategies and market risk mitigation.
- Demonstrated success in strategy development, supplier management and value delivery.
- Experience collaborating with Operations in manufacturing environments.
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Supply Chain or related field (required).
- Strong analytical thinking, influencing abilities and communication skills.
- Ability to work comfortably in complex and multicultural environments.
How You Would Stand Out
- Master’s degree and/or procurement certifications (CIPS, CPSM, etc.).
- Experience in clean‑energy infrastructure procurement.
- Proactive, resilient and comfortable managing volatility and ambiguity.
Why Choose Us?
- Hybrid working model supporting work–life balance.
- Opportunities to lead high‑impact sustainability and energy‑transition initiatives.
- Learning and development opportunities to support career growth.
- Global, purpose‑driven organization committed to innovation and sustainability.
- Inclusive culture where every colleague can bring their authentic self to work.
- Competitive rewards aligned with experience and responsibility.
We are a global leader in taste, scent, and nutrition, offering our customers a broader range of natural solutions and accelerating our growth strategy. At IFF, we believe that your uniqueness unleashes our potential. We value the diverse mosaic of the ethnicity, national origin, race, age, sex, or veteran status. We strive for an inclusive workplace that allows each of our colleagues to bring their authentic self to work regardless of their religion, gender identity & expression, sexual orientation, or disability.
Visit IFF.com/careers/workplace-diversity-and-inclusion to learn more
